Hanukkah LIGHT Prevails even in the Darkness - Advertise the Miracle
I recently discovered that Jesus attended the Feast of Dedication it is recorded in the gospel of John. And what He says in that context is significant.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long do you make us to doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. John 10:22-26
What is the Feast of Dedication?
My search brought me to Hanukkah (the Festival of Lights). Further research revealed that Hanukkah is a type of the Feast of Tabernacles held later in the year because the Maccabees were under siege and could not celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles at the appointed time because they did not have access to the temple in Jerusalem.
In II Maccabees the celebration is compared to the festival of Sukkoth (the Feast of Booths or Feast of Tabernacles, which the Jews were unable to celebrate because of the invasion of Antiochus. Hanukkah, therefore, emerged as a celebration of the dedication, as the word itself suggests.
Prophetically the Feast of Tabernacles looks forward to the physical reign of Jesus the Christ as the King of the whole world from physical NEW Jerusalem. Something Christians should be aware of and celebrate, but we are mostly ignorant of the Lord's Feasts of the NEW Covenant. The Eighth Day of 'Tabernacles' and therefore the eighth day of Hanukkah also, both look forward to the New Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven recorded in Revelation chapter 3 and again in chapter 21.
Hanukkah also speaks of a re-cleansing and rededication of the temple after it became defiled by the corrupt pagan culture of the ruling class (the Greeks). The miracle of Hanukkah is that oil for one day lasted for all eight days until new consecrated oil could be made for the lamps in the temple.
The oil burned brightly for the seven days and nights unto the eighth day, this speaks of God supplying the oil for the wise virgins in the parable of Matthew 24, furthermore that the oil He provides will endure until the bridegroom comes.
Therefore this Hanukkah in 2020 is significant because it is a promise of God's miraculous 'keeping' power through a season of darkness. With the pandemic, the civil unrest, and the isolation, people are worried, and they may even be experiencing depression. It is important at this time to know that God is 'Large and In Charge'. The election is in his hands and your life beyond the election is in His hands.
The radical left, like the Greek elite of old, would love to defile all that is Holy and God's people need to seek cleansing and rededication of the temple... 'Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?' Let this holiday season be a time to celebrate the light pushing back the darkness and exposing all the deeds done in the darkness and our faithful God bringing them into the light. And let the light search your heart and mind and bring into the light all the areas of your thoughts and actions. Even the hidden motives of your heart, need to come out in the light, the 'why" you do the things you do. Is it an old offense, a childhood memory, a father wound, or a mother wound, a spat with a sibling?
Are you looking for recognition, to be admired, accepted?
What is Chanukah? What the Talmud does say is that the important thing is to “advertise the miracle.” People have to recognize that a miracle took place. It is vital to keep the wonder in Chanukah. That is why the rabbis gave more emphasis to the miracle of the lights than the military victory. Wars come and go. Even the glow of miraculous victory can fade. Young people today do not think that Israel’s War for Independence in 1948 was such a miracle. In 1967, Jews expected a second Holocaust. Now people brush the miraculous Six Day War off as nothing special. History provides numerous examples of outnumbered forces defeating a superpower using guerilla tactics. Was the Maccabean victory so miraculous? That was the question Jews at the time must have asked themselves. However, when the small flask of pure oil that could only last one day lasted eight days it proved that there was a miracle that happened there. The little flask of oil shed light on the big military campaign. “Not by the army, not by power, but through My Spirit, says God” (Zechariah 4:6). Chanukah is about the little light that sheds a great light. excerpt taken from the Miracle of Hanukkah at JewishHistory.org
In 2020 Hanukkah falls on Dec 11-18, December 11th is the 37th day after Nov 3 election day. And 37 is the number of Inheritance through Covenant. Here is what God's Kingdom Ministries have for the number 37.
Thirty-Seven (lamed-zayin) - Inheritance
The number thirty-seven in Hebrew was written with the letters lamed (authority) and zayin (weapon, to cut or pierce). Our inheritance from God comes by means of “cutting a covenant,” as the Bible puts it. When God made His covenant with Abraham in Gen. 15:10, He required Abraham to cut the animals in half (except for the birds). Verse 18 reads, “ On that day the Lord made [karath, “cut”] a covenant with Abram.”
Thirty-seven is the number of inheritance, which is established by God “cutting a covenant” with us. It is often associated with Jesus Christ the ultimate Inheritor of the earth, but it is also applied to inheritance in general.
37 = Warring with authority for your inheritance.
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